Organization:Cal Northern School of Law
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Short description: Private law school in Chico, California, US
| Cal Northern School of Law | |
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| Established | 1983[1] |
| School type | Private Law School |
| Dean | Sandra L. Brooks |
| Location | Chico, CA, US [ ⚑ ] : 39°46′28″N 121°50′21″W / 39.77444°N 121.83917°W |
| Enrollment | 38[2] |
| Faculty | 20 (Full-time and adjunct) |
| Bar pass rate | 75.7% [3] |
| Website | www |
The Cal Northern School of Law is a private law school located in Chico, California. Cal Northern offers a four-year night program.
The law school is ranked 25 on the LA Times' Top Law Schools in California - 2026 list.[4]
History
Founded in 1983, Cal Northern School of Law was created by a group of attorneys and judges looking to create an evening law school.[5]
Accreditation
The school has been approved by the Committee of Bar Examiners[6] of the State Bar of California since 1992, but is not[7] accredited by the American Bar Association.
Law clinic
Since 2015, there has been a legal self-help clinic on the Chico campus, available for community-use every spring.[5]
Notable alumni
- Sergio C. Garcia, first undocumented immigrant to be admitted to the State Bar of California[8]
- Rick Keene, former member of the California State Assembly
References
- ↑ "About Cal Northern School of Law". https://calnorthern.edu/about-us/.
- ↑ Cal Northern School of Law. The Princeton Review.
- ↑ 2024 Minimum Cumulative Five-Year Bar Examination Pass Rates for California Accredited Law Schools (MPR), The State Bar of California, https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/Education/MinimumPassRateStandardCumulativePassRates.pdf
- ↑ "Top 25 Largest Law Schools in California Ranked by Degrees Awarded" (in en-US). 2025-04-20. https://www.latimes.com/law-school-insider/story/top-law-schools.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Staff, CN&R (2026-02-25). "Navigating a legal maze in Chico" (in en). https://chico.newsreview.com/news/navigating-a-legal-maze-269c267b.
- ↑ Law Schools in California Accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners (CBE) . State Bar of California. April 10, 2010.
- ↑ "ABA-Approved Law Schools by Year". ABA website. http://www.americanbar.org/groups/legal_education/resources/aba_approved_law_schools/by_year_approved.html. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ↑ Cruz, Maricela De La (2025-10-10). "Sergio García's journey from undocumented immigrant to pioneering attorney in California" (in en). https://www.kcra.com/article/sergio-garcia-pioneering-attorney-california-immigrant/66127162.
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